Bumper attachment



Nov. 25, 1924. 1,516,961

H. L. FRENCH ET AL BUMPER ATTACHMENT Filed Jan. 15. 1921 lcrease the effective bufng area of` an autop 'Patented Nov. 25, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT lFFICE.

'HARRY L. FRENCH AND WILLIAM A. STARCK, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, AS- SIGNORS T0 BADGER MFG. CORPORATION, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, A CUR- IPORATION 0F DELAWARE.

BUMPER ATTACHMENT..

Application led January 15, 1921. Seria'l No. 437,472.

To all whom it may' concern:

Be it known that we, HARRY L. 'FRENCH and WILLIAM A. STARCK, citizens of the United States, residing respectively at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bumper Attachments, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to a bumper attachment.

It relates particularly to a means to inmobile bumper to prevent the passing of the bumper of one car above or below the bumper of another if the two cars should collide. i.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved attachment for a vehicle bumper which is strong, durable and which ma be economically manufactured.

nother object is to provide an im roved attachment for a vehicle bumper whic may be readily secured to an impact bar thereof. The views of the drawings are as follows: Fig. 1 is a perspective showing two of the attachments secured to a diamond shaped imlpact bar,

iiff. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3' is a rear perspective,

Fig. 4 is a perspective showing two of the attachments in place on a channel-shaped impact bar, Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 4, and

Fig. 6 is a rear perspective.

In accordance with the invention, a bumper attachment 1 is cast or. otherwise formed from suitable material to comprise a shoe 2 and a reinforcing web 3.

The reinforcin web 3 is cut away to receive a diamon -shaped impact bar 4,A as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

The reinforcing web 3 is bored and tapped to receive bolts 5 which pass throu h the ends of a strap 6 to clamp and ho d the attachment securely in position on the impact bar,

The attachment l may be arranged on the impact bars 4 in the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

A bumper is thereby provided with an attachment extending above and below thesame to increase the effective buffing area thereof in the vertical plane.

When two cars having bumpers disposed in different horizontal planes collide, the bumper of one will engage the shoes k2 of the bumper attachments of the other car and prevent damage to either or possible interlocking of the bars.

Various changes of structure may be made without departmg from the spirit of the inventiony or the scope 'of the claims.

The invention claimed is:

1. An. attachment for a vehicle bumper comprising a shoe and a reinforcing web therefor, said web being shaped to receive the impact bar of the bumper,

2. An attachment for a vehicle bumper comprising a shoe and a reinforcing web therefor, said web being shaped to receive the impact bar of the bumper and to receive means to secure said attachment to said bar..

3. An attachment for \a vehicle bumper comprising a shoe having a remforcing Web shaped to receive the impact bar of the HARRY L. FRENCH. WM. A. STARCK. 

